BY YUKIE OHTA | Have you noticed that Soho streets have gotten progressively dirtier since last fall? That trash cans are often overflowing and Citi Bike stations have become mini-dumps? If so, you are not alone. An informal network of residents in the Soho community concerned about the rise of dirty streets and sidewalks and read more here »

BY MICHELE HERMAN | My husband and I recently treated ourselves to dinner at 99 Bank, the new restaurant on the corner of Bank and Greenwich Sts., former home to the Marrow, Paris Commune and Nadine’s. All we knew about the place was what we could see from a cursory peek from the sidewalk, and read more here »

BY LENORE SKENAZY | Congratulations, you’re going to have a baby! Would you like to know if, 50 years or so down the line, he or she might develop colon cancer? And by the way, the baby may also have a slightly increased risk of Alzheimer’s. Would you like to know about that, too? Oh, read more here »

A great victory for river! To The Editor: Re “Fed judge torpedoes ‘Diller Island’; Says no need for it to be in river” (thevillager.com, March 24): This is a great victory — and no thanks to the Hudson River organizations that dove into the tank, glub, glub, glub, glub, glub, on Diller Island. They turned read more here »

BY ANDREW BERMAN | This is a question many in the Village, including the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, have been asking of late. A string of controversial approvals at 11 Jane St., 145 Perry St., and 60-74 Gansevoort St. seem to undermine the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s very purpose to preserve and protect the read more here »

Stores we actually need To The Editor: Re “The malling of Soho: Big-box plan sparks big anger from locals” (news article, March 16): Soho residents should go even a step further and demand businesses that serve the community. Our community needs a grocery store. We need a diner. We need neighborhood bookstores. We need our read more here »

BY JACK BROWN | David McWater, the former four-time chairperson of Community Board 3 and an East Village bar owner, has taken his new show on the road. McWater’s Split-T Management is a rising star in the world of boxing. Following his resignation from C.B. 3 in September 2013, McWater discovered a new passion as read more here »

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Cat ears — whether on “pussy hats” or just plain, pipe-cleaner-style ears — have filled the air at the Women’s Marches against Donald Trump. But they were also out in force at the inaugural Cat Camp in Chelsea the other weekend. People weren’t actually allowed to bring their own pets to the read more here »